9 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2026

9 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2026

Books by Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Carolyn Keene now belong to everyone.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 7, 2026

There's a new New Robin Hood Movie

There's a new New Robin Hood Movie

... and it's a dark counter-narrative.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 6, 2026

Against All Odds, Here Are 10 More Crime Movies You Probably Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Against All Odds, Here Are 10 More Crime Movies You Probably Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Our seventh list in this series features Randle McMurphy, Robert Mitchum in his scariest role, and William Friedkin

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 19, 2025

The Best Crime TV Series of 2025

The Best Crime TV Series of 2025

Disgruntled employees, flatulent spies, rumpled truthstorians and more!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2025

We Love You, Rob Reiner

We Love You, Rob Reiner

Remembering the legendary entertainer, whose legacy included crime film

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2025

<em>Wake Up Dead Man</em> Knows the Whodunnit is Inherently Political. (It's also a Perfect Movie.)

Wake Up Dead Man Knows the Whodunnit is Inherently Political. (It's also a Perfect Movie.)

Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc mystery is an exaltation of the mystery genre, a genuinely moving work of humanism, and a rare intervention into the "whodunnit" as a political genre.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 12, 2025

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  • The Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial
  • I Liked Rex
  • Asmodeus
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The Best Crime Movies of 2025

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2025

The 2025 CrimeReads Holiday Gift Guide

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2025

Attention, Nerds: There's a Pilot In the Works Called Trivia Night Mysteries

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 9, 2025

<em>Ready or Not</em> Has a Sequel!

Ready or Not Has a Sequel!

And it co-stars David Cronenberg!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2025

There is now a <em>Sesame Street</em> <em>Knives Out</em> Pastiche, Called

There is now a Sesame Street Knives Out Pastiche, Called "Forks Out."

Meet the world's greatest Muppet detective, Beignet Blanc. (I'm screaming with joy.)

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2025

Masterpiece Mystery has a New Mystery!

Masterpiece Mystery has a New Mystery!

Introducing Winter, starring Richard Armitage as a Bristol-based pathologist-turned sleuth

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2025

Tom Stoppard's Secret <em>Indiana Jones</em> Rewrites

Tom Stoppard's Secret Indiana Jones Rewrites

The extraordinary playwright and screenwriter is responsible for some of cinema's greatest dialogue

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 2, 2025

Sherlock Holmes, Scientist

Sherlock Holmes, Scientist

Olivia Rutigliano reminds us all of the great detective's introduction as a chemist

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 26, 2025

The Five Funniest <em>Far Side</em> Cartoons About Detectives

The Five Funniest Far Side Cartoons About Detectives

Olivia Rutigliano lists some "mysteries" from the famous single-panel comic strip

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 26, 2025

A Guide to the <em>Rocky</em> Films, with some Minor Embellishments

A Guide to the Rocky Films, with some Minor Embellishments

Olivia Rutigliano considers one of the largest film franchises ever

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 24, 2025

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